Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Culver City

Right now (9:03 am PDT): about 78 minutes via I-405 North, usually 68 at this time.

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Irvine to Culver City (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Culver City to Irvine

Freeway, about 44 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 4 to 10 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Irvine (Harvard Avenue) to central Culver City (Duquesne Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Irvine to Culver City by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	54	64	63	58	53	51	51	51	52	54	57	60	55	48	45	44
Tue	43	60	74	75	65	57	53	52	51	52	56	63	68	63	51	46	44
Wed	43	61	76	77	68	59	55	53	53	54	58	65	72	67	54	47	44
Thu	43	60	73	73	65	59	55	54	53	55	59	66	71	64	53	47	43
Fri	43	53	62	61	58	57	58	58	58	60	63	67	69	64	54	47	44
Sat	43	43	44	45	47	51	55	58	61	61	60	60	59	55	50	47	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	47	50	53	56	56	55	53	52	50	49	48	44

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Irvine to Culver City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Irvine to Culver City?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 43 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Culver City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (24 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (20 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	54	64	63	58	53	51	51	51	52	54	57	60	55	48	45	44
Tue	43	60	74	75	65	57	53	52	51	52	56	63	68	63	51	46	44
Wed	43	61	76	77	68	59	55	53	53	54	58	65	72	67	54	47	44
Thu	43	60	73	73	65	59	55	54	53	55	59	66	71	64	53	47	43
Fri	43	53	62	61	58	57	58	58	58	60	63	67	69	64	54	47	44
Sat	43	43	44	45	47	51	55	58	61	61	60	60	59	55	50	47	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	47	50	53	56	56	55	53	52	50	49	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	54	64	63	58	53	51	51	51	52	54	57	60	55	48	45	44
Tue	43	60	74	75	65	57	53	52	51	52	56	63	68	63	51	46	44
Wed	43	61	76	77	68	59	55	53	53	54	58	65	72	67	54	47	44
Thu	43	60	73	73	65	59	55	54	53	55	59	66	71	64	53	47	43
Fri	43	53	62	61	58	57	58	58	58	60	63	67	69	64	54	47	44
Sat	43	43	44	45	47	51	55	58	61	61	60	60	59	55	50	47	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	47	50	53	56	56	55	53	52	50	49	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	54	64	63	58	53	51	51	51	52	54	57	60	55	48	45	44
Tue	43	60	74	75	65	57	53	52	51	52	56	63	68	63	51	46	44
Wed	43	61	76	77	68	59	55	53	53	54	58	65	72	67	54	47	44
Thu	43	60	73	73	65	59	55	54	53	55	59	66	71	64	53	47	43
Fri	43	53	62	61	58	57	58	58	58	60	63	67	69	64	54	47	44
Sat	43	43	44	45	47	51	55	58	61	61	60	60	59	55	50	47	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	45	47	50	53	56	56	55	53	52	50	49	48	44